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Flawed analysis of Florida Medicaid data used to promote false claim that vaccines cause autism
Claim:
“New peer-reviewed study again confirms childhood vaccines are likely responsible for nearly 80% of the autism cases in US”
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Source: Substack, X/Twitter, Steve Kirsch, 2025-01-25 -
Lacks contextFlu vaccine reduces risk of flu-related illness and hospitalization, even though it hasn’t eradicated flu
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“We’ve had the flu vaccine for 78 years. We still have the flu.”
Source: Threads, Social media user, 2025-02-08 -
MisleadingSodium azide in some at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits only linked to toxicity due to accidental ingestion and other non-intended uses
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At-home COVID-19 test kits contain harmful substances like sodium azide, proving “PCR testing is not good for anyone”
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-12 -
Scientific evidence doesn’t back the hype over colostrum supplements
…2025, which features American socialite Kourtney Kardashian Barker promoting her “Lemme Colostrum” supplement. In the video, an immaculately dressed Kardashian Barker declares that colostrum “improved my gut health” and “boosted…
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What our second measurement says about misinformation on major platforms in Europe
…wave, conducted in October 2025, allows us for the first time to compare results across two independent measurement periods, and the consistency of findings confirms we are measuring structural features…
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Mostly correctGrapefruit can cause negative effects when mixed with certain antidepressants, such as sertraline (Zoloft)
Claim:
Eating grapefruit while using antidepressants can cause overdose, other complications
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2025-01-13 -
You are what you eat: how dietary misinfo appeals to our emotions
The saying “Eat well, feel well” encapsulates the importance of diet to our health. It sounds simple enough, but when viewed through the lens of social media, those four words…
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Lacks contextBringing clarity to misleading claims about wind turbines’ costs, impacts on birds
Claim:
Wind turbines are killing bald eagles, and make you pay more for electricity
Source: Gateway Pundit, Gregory Lyakhov, 2026-01-13 -
UnsupportedComputational study didn’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccine boosters increase mortality in care homes
Claim:
“COVID-19 mRNA boosters directly contributed to the deaths of millions of nursing home residents worldwide”
Source: The People’s Voice, Baxter Dmitry, 2024-10-20